Shigeo Nagashima, Japan’s most celebrated baseball player and a linchpin of the storied Tokyo Yomiuri Giants dynasty of the 1960s and 1970s, died on Tuesday in Tokyo. He was 89.

Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima has died at age 89. Former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley once tried to buy his contract. Shohei Ohtani posted his respects on Instagram.

Nagashima, a third baseman, appeared in parts of 17 NPB seasons, stretching from 1958-74. He batted .305/.379/.540 with 444 home runs and 190 stolen bases. He won five Central League Most Valuable ...

Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima has died at age 89. Former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley once tried to buy his contract. Shohei Ohtani posted his respects on Instagram.

Shigeo Nagashima, considered Japan's "Mr. Baseball," died at the age of 89, and the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and others are mourning his death.

Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as "Mr. Pro Baseball" and was one of the most famous people in the country during his playing days in Nippon Professional Baseball, has died. He was 89.

Nagashima's 59-year-old son Kazushige, who played for the Yakult Swallows and the Giants, said, "Baseball was his life and what he loved most." ...

Shigeo Nagashima, a true giant in Japanese baseball and one of the country’s most popular athletes, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on June 3. He was 89.

Former baseball player Shigeo Nagashima, who was once one of Japan's most famous sports stars, has died aged 89. He died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo, according to a statement released by ...

Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Baseball” and was one of the most famous people in the country during his playing days, died June 3 at a hospital in Tokyo. He was 89. The ...

Nagashima played for the Giants from 1958 to '74, during which time he became one of the nation's most famous athletes. He posted a lifetime slash line of .305/.379/.540 with 444 home runs and ...

Japan mourned the death of Shigeo Nagashima, popularly known as “Mr. Baseball," as he was 89. He died on June 3, 2025, from pneumonia. A Yomiuri Giants hero, he made baseball super popular in Japan.